Cost of living comparison
Muscat is 5.5% more expensive than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Muscat instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 53.2% less for restaurants
|
Brazzaville
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.56
FCFA6,500
|
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.60
FCFA7,135
|
$6.75
OMR2.600
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
FCFA1,431
|
$0.86
OMR0.330
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
FCFA438
|
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
|
pay 40.0% less for groceries
|
Brazzaville
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
FCFA1,027
|
$1.19
OMR0.460
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
FCFA2,922
|
$3.24
OMR1.250
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
FCFA5,023
|
$6.60
OMR2.540
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
FCFA1,848
|
$2.70
OMR1.040
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,331
|
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
FCFA1,397
|
$1.05
OMR0.410
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
FCFA846
|
$0.83
OMR0.320
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
FCFA1,164
|
$0.80
OMR0.310
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
FCFA1,703
|
$0.56
OMR0.210
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA698
|
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA931
|
$0.43
OMR0.170
|
|
pay 36.0% less for transportation
|
Brazzaville
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FCFA2,329
|
$2.39
OMR0.920
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$64.94
OMR25.000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
FCFA27,278,951
|
$23,377.84
OMR9,000.000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,828
|
$10.91
OMR4.200
|
|
pay 12.1% less for housing
|
Brazzaville
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA184,560
|
$78.63
OMR30.270
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.57
FCFA308,568
|
$651.55
OMR250.830
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
FCFA153,800
|
$443.94
OMR170.910
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
FCFA260,623
|
$76.03
OMR29.270
|
|
pay 50.0% less for childcare
|
Brazzaville
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
FCFA738,240
|
$179.50
OMR69.100
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,413,760
|
$7,468.07
OMR2,875.060
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Brazzaville
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
FCFA719
|
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
FCFA1,927
|
$4.76
OMR1.830
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
FCFA821
|
$6.23
OMR2.400
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.06
FCFA30,798
|
$44.76
OMR17.230
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
FCFA5,133
|
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
|
pay 11.9% less for clothing
|
Brazzaville
|
Muscat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
FCFA24,608
|
$52.26
OMR20.120
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.46
FCFA39,655
|
$37.66
OMR14.500
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.50
FCFA78,438
|
$89.55
OMR34.470
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.81
FCFA57,098
|
$86.58
OMR33.330
|
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